Ukrainian Surnames
Ukrainian names are used in the country of Ukraine in eastern Europe.
81 surnames in our directory
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81Shevchuk (також Шевчук) is a widespread Ukrainian surname, derived from the Ukrainian word швець (shvets), meaning 'shoemaker' or 'cobbler', and the suffix -ук (-uk), which denotes descent. This patronymic-type suffix in...
Shvets is a Ukrainian occupational surname that means "shoemaker" in Ukrainian. The name originates from the word shvets (швець), which traditionally referred to a cobbler or shoemaker. In Russian, the word has the same...
Shwetz is an Anglicized form of the Ukrainian surname Shvets, meaning "shoemaker." This occupational surname traces its roots to the Ukrainian word shvets (швець), which denotes a craftsman who makes or repairs shoes. Li...
Sobol is a surname with roots in Russian and Ukrainian language and culture. It originated as an occupational name for a fur trader, derived from the Slavic word sobolĭ, meaning "sable" or "marten." The sable, a small ca...
Stasiuk is a Ukrainian-language surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Stanislav. The root name Stanislav is composed of the Slavic elements stati (meaning "stand, become") and slava ("glory"). Thus, the sur...
Stasyuk is an alternate transcription of the Ukrainian surname Стасюк (Stasiuk). It is a patronymic or metronymic surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Stanislav. The name Stanislav itself is composed of th...
Sydorenko is a Ukrainian patronymic surname derived from the given name Isydor, the Ukrainian form of Isidore. Thus, Sydorenko means “son of Isydor” or “descendant of Sydir” (the Ukrainian diminutive of Isydor). It is a...
Tarasenko (also spelled Tarassenko or Tarasenka) is an East Slavic patronymic surname, most common in Ukraine. It is derived from the given name Taras, which itself originates from the Greek name Tarasios. Etymology and...
Tereshchenko (Ukrainian: Терещенко) is a Ukrainian surname, derived from the diminutive of the given name Terentiy, the Ukrainian and Russian form of Terence. The suffix -enko, typical in Ukrainian surnames, indicates de...
Tkach is a Slavic occupational surname meaning "weaver" in Ukrainian. Derived from the verb tkaty (to weave), it belongs to a family of related surnames common across Eastern and Central Europe.Etymology and Linguistic O...
Etymology and Origin Tkachenko (Ukrainian: Ткаченко) is a common Ukrainian surname derived from the Ukrainian word ткач (tkach), meaning "weaver." The name belongs to a class of Ukrainian surnames ending in -ko or -chenk...
Tkachuk (also Tkatchuk; Ukrainian: Ткачук) is a common Ukrainian occupational surname, derived from the word ткач (tkach), meaning “weaver.” The suffix -uk or -chuk is a common patronymic or diminutive ending in western...
Vasylenko (Ukrainian: Василенко) is a patronymic surname of Ukrainian origin, derived from the given name Vasyl, the Ukrainian form of Basil 1. The suffix -enko is a common Slavic diminutive or patronymic ending, particu...
Vasylyk is a Ukrainian surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Vasyl, which itself is the Ukrainian form of Basil 1. The root name Basil comes from the Greek Basileios, meaning "royal, kingly", derived from b...
Vasylyshyn is a Ukrainian patronymic surname meaning "son of Vasyl." It derives from the given name Vasyl, the Ukrainian form of Basil 1, which comes from the Greek name Βασίλειος (Basileios) meaning "royal, kingly," ult...
Vovk is a surname common among East and South Slavic peoples, primarily in Ukraine, Slovenia, Belarus, and Croatia. The name derives from the Ukrainian word вовк (vovk) or the Slovene word volk, both meaning "wolf". As a...
EtymologyYakovenko is a Ukrainian patronymic surname derived from the given name Yakiv, the Ukrainian form of Jacob (or James). As a patronymic, it literally means "son of Yakiv" or "of Jacob.” The suffix -enko is a comm...
Yurchenko (Ukrainian: Юрченко) is a Ukrainian patronymic surname derived from the given name Yuriy, the Ukrainian form of George. The suffix -enko is a typical Ukrainian patronymic ending meaning 'son of', so Yurchenko l...
Etymology and OriginZelenko is a Ukrainian surname deriving from the word zeleny (зелений), meaning "green." It is the Ukrainian cognate of the Polish surname Zieliński, which originates from the Polish word for green, z...
Zinchenko is a Ukrainian and Russian surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Zinoviy. Zinoviy itself is the Russian and Ukrainian form of the Greek name Zenobios, the masculine counterpart of Zenobia. The roo...
Zyma is a Ukrainian surname, representing a localized form of the name Zima. Zima itself derives from an Old Slavic word meaning "winter", and likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone with a cold or reserv...